Constitutional Law

High Court Kicks Off New Term

The U.S. Supreme Court’s new term gets underway this morning. The high court will hear arguments in nine cases this week. Today’s arguments include a preemption claim in Altria Group v. Good. Specifically the high court will consider whether federal law preempts state tort claims against tobacco companies over the marketing of so-called “light” cigarettes. For more information on today’s hearings, see ScotusBlog. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case involving the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Also on Wednesday, the high court will hear arguments in Crawford v. Nashville, a case involving an employee’s anti-retaliation claim. The case was the subject of a recent guest blog for ACS. The justices today also added seven cases to its docket. Tony Mauro, Legal Times Supreme Court correspondent, highlights the Supreme Court’s cases so far this term that involve First Amendment rights. Mauro’s article is available here. For more discussion about the high court’s term and some of the high-profile cases it will consider, watch video of a recent Supreme Court Term preview panel discussion hosted by ACS.

Full post as published by ACS Blog on October 06, 2008 (boomark / email).